TacSense Compact ESM System Unveiled

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) unveiled its latest tactical electronic intelligence (ESM) system, TacSense (ELL-8395) on 3 November.

TacSense delivers significant ESM performance in a compact form, allowing deployment on a wide range of platforms, including tactical ground vehicles and small UAVs. A manpack version is also available, and the system’s characteristics also facilitate discreet, camouflaged installation at fixed locations. It is designed to provide ESM in tactical scenarios, such as ground force manoeuvres, discreet operation from fixed installations, and operation from aerial platforms that lack capacity for large sensors.

Tactical forces are increasingly exposed to electronic threats, including tactical or search/targeting radars, communications and/or radar jamming. It is therefore imperative to provide forces with means to detect hostile electromagnetic activity – taking them from electronic blindness to full electronic awareness, thereby ensuring safety and mission success.

Capitalising on IAI-ELTA’s heritage in design and development of advanced radar and ESM technologies, TacSense employs the latest techniques to intercept, classify, track and analyse radars, including the latest Low Probability of Intercept (LPI) emitters. Covering the entire radar frequency spectrum, TacSense provides powerful, comprehensive ESM capabilities, affording operators a real-time understanding of hostile radars. Moreover, it detects forces beyond visual range – even under deep cover – where radar and EO/IR systems are unable to penetrate.

Adi Dulberg, VP/GM of IAI/ELTA’s Intelligence, Comms & EW Division, commented, “With the ever-increasing proliferation of radar technology in the tactical arena, whether for defensive purposes or targeting, ESM is gaining critical importance in contending with […] electronic threats. With TacSense, we are now able to answer the need for a compact and cost-effective ESM system with superb performance. The system can be easily deployed by mobile forces, and its size and cost make it equally effective for protecting high-value fixed installations“.